target The object being acted upon. Sometimes the target consists of multiple items, for example, when multiple items are selected from an overview for sending.

template A frame that contains the data description of an object (usually a view). A template is intended to be instantiated at run time. See also proto.

text run A sequence of characters that are all displayed with the same font specification. Text is represented in paragraph views as a series of text runs with corresponding style (font spec) information. See also font spec.

tick A sixtieth of a second.

transport A NewtonScript object that provides a communication service to the Newton In/Out Box. It interfaces between the In/Out Box and an endpoint. Examples include the print, fax, beam, and mail transports. See also endpoint.

transport A special type of Newton application used to send and/or receive data. Transports communicate with the In/Out Box on one end and typically to an endpoint object on the other end. Examples include the built-in transports such as print, fax, and beam. See also endpoint.

user proto A proto defined by an application developer, not supplied by the system.

view The object instantiated at run time from a template. A view is a frame that represents a visual object on the screen. The

_proto

slot of

a view references its template, which defines its characteristics.

view class A primitive building block on which a view is based. All view protos are based directly or indirectly (through another proto) on a view class. The view class of a view is specified in the

viewClass

slot of its template

or proto.

view definition A view template that defines how to display data from a particular data definition. A view definition is registered with the system under the name of the data definition to which it applies. The shortened term viewDef is sometimes used. See also data definition.

wedge

A pie-shaped segment of an oval,

bounded by a pair of radii joining at the oval's center. Contrast with arc.